Chapter 393 - Untitled (2/2)
That was the conclusion he came to after a while.
Yes, that was it. Both of them had problems. The problems of rich people sometimes surpassed those of the common people, and they might not have as much freedom. They were flaunting their love now, but who knew how many people they were cheating on each other.
The photographer pressed quickly and deleted the photo in the camera. It wasn't aesthetic at all. What a waste of a beautiful face.
When Chu Lui took Li Manni back home, he glanced at the clock. It was time for him to go to work.
”Where are you going?” Li Manni asked suspiciously. She walked over and blocked Chu Lui's way. She was about to interrogate him when she caught herself and hugged his waist instead. Her eyes glittered with tears.
”Liu, stay with me today, okay? Just one day. I've never asked you for anything much before. Just this once?”
Chu Lui clenched his fist, but at last, he loosened his grip. He raised his wrist to look at the time. He had already been away for too long. Any later and he would leave a handful of people waiting for nothing.
”I have a meeting. You can do a check.”
He pushed Li Manni away and pulled her hand, leading her to the sofa. Then, he took the blanket from the side, covered her knee, and stuffed the remote control to the television into her hand.
”I'm going to the office.”
Li Manni was about to speak, but Chu Lui interrupted her. ”I said that you could check up on me. Anytime.” His lips twitched slightly in self-mockery. ”Manni, I don't want to repeat that a third time. Don't do these things anymore, okay?” His hand rested gently on Li Manni's cheeks. ”I liked the you from the past, when you were simple and innocent. Now, something's changed.”
Li Manni gripped the remote control in her hand, not taking in whatever was playing on the television.
It was until Chu Lui left that she threw the remote on the floor with a loud thud. ”Like?” She laughed coldly, so cold her heart ached. ”All you felt towards me was 'like'? I don't need you to like me. You like the simple me, but I liked the Chu Lui from the past, too. You used to have only me in your eyes, but now, there's someone else. I can tolerate anyone, but never Xia Ruoxin. Chu Lui, why do you have to force me, why?”
She questioned why continuously, but no one could give her an answer. At the same time, the woman on the TV was questioning the man. She was hysterical and unreasonable, and everything she did became a joke. Her face was contorted, and her heart was ferocious. Abruptly, Li Manni walked forwards suddenly and turned off the TV.
She covered her face. Suddenly, almost, she thought she had become the woman on the TV. No matter how much of a fuss she made, the man would leave her in the end, and the woman would be left with a tragic end.
She placed her hand in front of her chest, the cold making her shiver profusely.
At that moment, the doorbell rang. The door would open soon.